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It's very useful to read Girard, not least to steel yourself against the influences of directly Girard-inspired social networks. But I'm increasingly seeing thi
by TrevorAustin 7y ago
It's very useful to read Girard, not least to steel yourself against the influences of directly Girard-inspired social networks. But I'm increasingly seeing this idea that any time someone powerful or influential is held accountable for something they're being made a Girardian scapegoat, and it's ridiculous. It's becoming a myth people tell themselves when they don't want to take ownership of the ways they've messed up. "Oh I haven't really done anything wrong, I'm just being made a scapegoat to resolve the mimetic violence of an unthinking mob. Really, I'm the victim here."
- foobar_ 7y agoThe point is to see innocence in the scapegoat. They are the victim in some sense of the mad justice of the mobs. Mexicans are scapegoats. Muslims are scapegoats. Rich jews are scapegoats. Let's take the "grabbing by the pussy" Trump. Why is that shocking ? Do you think Justin Bieber can't grab the pussy of one of his fan girls ? If you don't see innocence in the scapegoat, we go back to our old ways of literally crucifying people. Once you see the innocence you can think of alternative ways of dealing with the problem, instead of killing and shunning people.